Block letters

Block letters (known as printscript, manuscript, print writing or ball and stick in academics) are a sans-serif (or 'gothic') style of writing Latin script in which the letters are individual glyphs, with no joining. In English-speaking countries, children are often first taught to write in block letters, and later may be taught cursive (joined) writing. In some German states, children start writing with block letters in the first grade and learn cursive writing from the second grade. Other German states and other countries (Dominican Republic, Poland, Italy, Austria, France, Romania, etc.) focus on cursive writing from the first grade. Block letters (known as printscript, manuscript, print writing or ball and stick in academics) are a sans-serif (or 'gothic') style of writing Latin script in which the letters are individual glyphs, with no joining. In English-speaking countries, children are often first taught to write in block letters, and later may be taught cursive (joined) writing. In some German states, children start writing with block letters in the first grade and learn cursive writing from the second grade. Other German states and other countries (Dominican Republic, Poland, Italy, Austria, France, Romania, etc.) focus on cursive writing from the first grade.